Monday, 28 November 2016

2.5 Practical Workshop: Lighting, Shooting and Multicam Editing

Starter: 

Objective: Practical Skills Development - Understand the following Distinction level criteria and incorporate into ideas.
          i. Depth of field (Shallow Focus)
         ii. Rule of Thirds and Composition
        iii. Steady & smooth movement
       iv.  Shoot using a minimum of 9 set ups
        v.  Dominance of Close Ups and Expressive Angles
       vi.  Multiclip Base Track (Lip Synching)
      vii.  Artificial Lighting (Stylistic/Expressive)
     viii.  Beat Editing/Rhythmic Montage
       ix.  On-location shooting (non-domestic and generic)
        x.  Advanced camera techniques (Go Pro, etc)

Pass: Be able to cover the shoot to prepare for Multiclip Synching 

Merit: Be able to Multiclip synch 3 different set ups

Distinction: Be able to Multiclip synch with Beat editing with appropriate footage 

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Starter - Distinction Level



P3: learners will provide planning and production documentation though not necessarily in full detail. There will be some evidence of originated ideas, research and planning documentation

M3: individual ideas will be imaginative and will be worked out and presented neatly. Production planning will be documented carefully and production will be adequately prepared for.

D3: learners will show ingenuity and creativity in the way they develop ideas. Production plans will be thoroughly worked out and documented and will be approaching professional standards.

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

2.4 Assess 4b Pre-production Portfolio Week



Starter: 
1. Which KEY WORD does this refer to of the PURPOSE of a Music Video?
2. Which KEY WORD does this refer to of the STYLES of Music Video?


3. How is this ON-TREND for Videos of this GENRE


4. What IMAGE does the Video create for the artist?

Unit 29 Music Video Task Four - Plan a music video production for a specific music track. Those in RED are the potential projects we will take into production. You will be recruited by the 10 successful Director's pitches listed below.

Pass: originate and plan a music video production for a specific music track working within appropriate conventions with some assistance

Merit: originate and plan a music video production for a specific music track effectively showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance

Distinction: originate and plan a music video production for a specific music track to a technical quality that reflects near-professionalstandards, showing creativity and flair and working independently to professional expectations

Read over the post above and create an action plan of roles to be filled and jobs to be done before production next Monday.

Eunice – P
Tim – M
Ashley – M/P
Calvin – M/P
Rosie – M
Tommy – P
Ugonna – M/D - (WMT) Jordan (DoP), Ese (Ass Dir), Eunice (Prod)
Nigel – M/D - (Skududu) Dan T (DoP), Ashley (Ass Dir), Tamaira (Prod)
Maya – M - (Young Empire) Roopa (Prod), Calvin (Ass Dir), Shanee (DoP)
Jordan – M/D
Roopa – M/D
James NYA - no video, no presentation
Deniesha – M/D
Ese – M/D
Lawrence M/D - (iWatch) James (DoP), Rosie (Ass Dir), Daniel S (Prod) 
Dejhenea – D - (DDTM) - Micheal (DoP), Tim (Ass Dir), Deniesha (Prod)
Micheal – absent NYA
Shanee – absent NYA
Dan Storey – P/M
Dan T – M/D
Tamaira - M
Kenny - M/D - Tommy (DoP)


Homework: Share the feedback from client on your pitch and ideas. 

Pre-production Workshop to revise ideas.

Task 4b - Pre- Production Planning - complete all of the required pre-production documentation. 

  1. Storyboard (DoP)
  2. Animatic (DoP & Ass Dir)
  3. Shooting Script (DoP & Dir) template here
  4. Selection of technical and performance crew (Profiles & CV/Linked in Profile) (Ass Dir & Prod)
  5. Team roles and responsibilities (Prod)
  6. production schedule (GANT chart) (Prod)
  7. Location recces (1 per shoot location within a site) (Dir)
  8. Risk assessments (Prod)
  9. Permissions to film (Prod)

Homework
Assess 4b) Preproduction portfolio, presented neatly and creatively Production plans will be thoroughly worked out and documented and will be approaching professional standards

Prep: Prep actors and rehearse

2.3 Homework Task 4a&b - Originate a music video production for a specific music track

Read over the post above and create an action plan of roles to be filled and jobs to be done before production next Monday.

Homework 
Complete the post for Assessment 4a: Choosing the track/gaining permission - upload your pitch and presentation for last homework

   i. Analyse the lyrics and annotate them – post this on the blog
Look for: 
·  meaning (what is the song about)
·  narrative (is there a story)
·  content (verse, chorus etc)
·  imagery (key images/hidden meaning/layers of subtext)

Each learner is required to individually originate ideas, select one idea and plan a music video. In class pitch your idea

    ii. Having considered the tracks meaning imagery, (synaesthesia), decide on the interpretation (performance/narrative) and visual style – (Mise-en-scene, camerawork etc).

    iii. Prepare pitch and present pitch to the rest of the group; your pitch must justify its visual effectiveness, its ability to enhance or market the music track and why it employs a particular style and what your influences are.

Homework: Now as a group, select the idea to carry forward to present to the client

Assess 4b “How to generate ideas for a Music Video” Portfolio

1.        Analysis of Artist & Track - Screen Grab and Blog Post explaining why you chosen this artist, their image, audience & the track (DIRECTOR did this during pitch)
2.        4 x Synaesthesia mood boards – 
           (iii) Genre Conventions
           (iv) Intertextual references

           (i) timings, 
           (ii) interpretation of meaning of lyrics -  content, imagery, style, semiotics
           (iii) narrative - equilibrium, disruption, resolution 
           (vi) duration of each section & changes in  pace or rhythm 

4.       Individual contribution to the 500 word Treatment for each member 
(i) How it will create or develop Image for the artist (descriptive words that link your idea to how it is creating a personality for the artist - sexy, rebellious, vulnerable, creative, underdog, criminal etc.)
(ii) How it visually interprets the track both music & lyrics 
(iii) How it is on Trend for the Genre (with reference to competitors) 
(iv) How and where it will be filmed over how many days (ie how will the shoot be split into sections etc)



The above is an excellent example of how you bring together all of your influences, mood boards, target audience research into 1 to back up your pitch and present it in an interesting creative way.


This is what you have to do to get Level 4 Excellent for your Pitch and your Test Footage


This demonstrates how this student has used the hours of independent study time to produce her grade A portfolio - on their own.

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Prep & Homework: Assess 4a "How to Generate Ideas for a Music Video"

Prep: Read over the following articles and video and make notes


Read and make notes on the following artices
http://www.budgetmusicvideo.co.uk/2016/09/filming-a-rap-video/

http://www.budgetmusicvideo.co.uk/2016/08/being-creative-in-music-videos/

http://www.budgetmusicvideo.co.uk/2013/08/how-to-generate-low-budget-ideas-for-a-music-video/

Assessment of Prep - mind map in your group what elements you will include from this lost (add extra if you wish)

http://www.videojester.com/music-video-ideas.shtml

Homework:
Next week - Prepare an individual presentation for your recorded pitch of your client's Music Video to deliver to your client

Introduction
(i)   Who is your client & how would you describe their existing image (how have they branded themselves)? 
(ii)  What is the track, genre & why have you chosen it?
(iii) How big is the fan base/audience for your client

1. Lyric analysis with annotations
(i)   Meaning (what the song is about)
(ii)  Narrative (if there is a story)
(iii) Content (structure of verse, chorus etc - how this will be visualised differently)
(iv)  Imagery (key images, sub-text, theme)


2. Treatment & Interpretation 
(i)  Performance, Narrative or Conceptual (what percentage of each?) and why you have chosen this?
(ii) Your concept/idea - relationship to music and visual/lyrics and visuals
(iii) Inspiration/Intertextuality - which music videos or other film/tv/games etc have influenced/been referenced in this idea

3. Visual Style
(i)   Locations - where (specifically)
(ii)  Costume - (specifically)
(iii) Lighting style (expressive or natural? Low Key (moody) or High Key (aspirational/models)?
(iv) Camerawork (angles, movement, shot types)
(v)  Editing (pace, transitions, 
(vi) Effects (which and why?)
(v)  Chroma Key (if used)

4. Genre & Image (Selling It)
(i)   Justify how this is 'ON-TREND' for current videos of this genre
(ii)  Justify it's visual effectiveness to sell to your client's target fan-base - what response do you expect it will receive 
(iii) Explain how your video will enhance the image for your artist (make sure you describe what the image for the artist you are constructing is - see prep work task http://www.videojester.com/music-video-ideas.shtml